For residents like Pappajohn, who live near the bridge, more traffic means more noise. For a musician who works in her home, it has become a real problem.

"All these trucks started to divert on to this street, it was an instant increase of trucks overnight," she said. "A truck goes by the whole place shakes. They use their J-brake and, you know, that 'rrrrrrrrrr' sound."

So, the harpist decided to take matters into her own hands. She soundproofed her front door and living room at the cost of $10,000. One wall is now a foot thick.

"It's got an isolated wall, it's got special soundproofed insulation and it has made a great difference," she said.

The City of New Westminster, which opposes replacing the aging Pattullo with a four-lane or six-lane crossing as currently planned, has asked Premier Christy Clark and Transportation Minister Todd Stone to see — and hear — the problem themselves.